BUGAY, Aslı Orta Doğu Teknik Üniversitesi (ODTÜ), Kuzey Kıbrıs Kampüsü - PDR Programı, Cyprus , KORKUT OWEN, Fidan Bahçeşehir Üniversitesi - Eğitim Bilimleri Fakültesi, Turkey

Predictors of Communication Skills: Information and Communications Technology Usage, Self-Esteem, Extraversion and Gender

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The aim of this study is to investigate the role of information and communications technology (ICT) usage, self-esteem, extraversion and gender in predicting communication skills of adolescents. There were 738 participants (409 girls, 329 boys), who were 9th, 10th, and 11th grade students of four high schools located in Çankaya, Ankara. Multiple regression was carried out to analyze the data. Results of the multiple regression indicated that ICT usage, self-esteem, extraversion and gender significantly predicted communication skills of adolescents and accounted for 51% of the variance. Multiple regression analysis showed that among the variables, the best predictor of communication skills was self-esteem. Extraversion, ICT usage and gender variables follow, respectly. The findings were discussed in comparison to those of existing literature.

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Information and communications technology usage , self , esteem , extraversion , communication skills

Mersin University Journal Of The Faculty Of Education

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